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MADISON, WISCONSIN

JBC Coffee Roasters

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Last reviewedMay 28, 2026

About JBC Coffee Roasters

JBC Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roastery based in Madison, Wisconsin, known for quality-driven sourcing and relationship-based supply chain practices. Founding details including year and founder are not publicly documented. The roastery earned the top spot in Coffee Review's Best of 2023, with a winning lot built on experimental fermentation processing.

JBC Coffee Roasters
JBC Coffee Roasters
JBC Coffee Roasters

About

JBC Coffee Roasters is based in Madison, Wisconsin, and has built a reputation around quality-driven sourcing and what the company describes as a human-centered approach to the supply chain. Founding details — including who started the roastery and when — are not publicly documented on the company's website, but the operation has become one of the more recognized specialty roasters in the upper Midwest. Their stated pillars are quality, producer relationships, and sustainability.

The roastery operates primarily as a direct-to-consumer and wholesale business, with a P.O. Box mailing address in Madison suggesting a production-focused model rather than a high-profile retail storefront. Beyond those structural basics, the company's own website offers little in the way of published history, keeping the focus on the product rather than origin narrative.

JBC's roasting work leans into experimental and high-differentiation processing, as evidenced by the coffees that have drawn national press attention. Their sourcing emphasis on producer relationships — a commitment signaled on their homepage — points toward traceable, relationship-based buying rather than spot-market commodity lots. Technique specifics are not publicly detailed, but their award record suggests precision at the roasting level.

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Coffee & Beans Review

JBC Coffee Roasters claimed the top position in Coffee Review's Best of 2023, a distinction reported by Daily Coffee News under the headline 'Madison's JBC Coffee Earns Top Spot in Coffee Review's Best of 2023.' The winning coffee was an experimentally processed lot, placing JBC among a cohort of roasters whose highest-scoring offerings rely on fermentation and processing innovation to achieve distinctive cup profiles. Local Madison television also covered the award, framing it as the roastery winning 'best coffee in the world' for that year.

For those looking to buy, JBC sells through their website at jbccoffeeroasters.com, where online ordering and a newsletter subscription are the primary customer touchpoints. No cafe or tasting room details are publicly described on their site.

Coffee at a Glance

Roaster status
Profiled
Bean products
Single origins, Subscriptions
Best buying path
In store or subscription
Specialty transparency
Limited

Awards & Recognition

  • Best of 2023 — Top Position2023· Coffee Review

What JBC Coffee Roasters Roasts

Banko GotitiEthiopia

lemon lime soda, apple blossom, violet

Decaf ColombiaColombia

dark chocolate, almond butter, cherry pie

Kateshi

tropical fruit, blackberry, panela, banana chips

La ReservaColombia

strawberry guava, watermelon, hibiscus

Linarco Rodríguez White Honey GeishaColombia
Geshahoney

apricot, jasmine, cranberry tart, sarsaparilla

Masha

guava, melon, caramel cinnamon roll

Meru GichugeneKenya
Meru

blueberry lemonade, gingersnaps, candied raspberry, dark chocolate

NgomanoKenya

cranberry, pear lime seltzer, sweet cherry tomato

NsindukaRwanda

clementine, butterscotch, rose, cane sugar

Rock the House Blend

apricot, milk chocolate, macadamia

Sunburst Cold Brew Blend

lemon lime popsicle, s'mores, magnolia

Twisted V.9 Espresso Blend

guava, lilac, candied almond, tootsie roll

Wilton Benitez Pink BourbonColombia
Pink Bourbon

guava, strawberry kiwi, blackberry buttercream, lemon drop martini

Wilton Benitez Red BourbonColombia
Red Bourbon

jammy pink fruits, black cherry, wildflower honey, candy-like sweetness

Wilton Benitez SL-28 UltrasonicColombia

A Colombia single-origin SL-28 variety from Piendamó, Cauca, grown at 1950m and processed through Wilton Benitez's signature multi-step method including ultrasound treatment, ozonated water sterilization, UV light, double thermal shock, double anaerobic yeast fermentation, and controlled drying. It has a plush, silky body with winey acidity and tasting notes of blue raspberry, sweet tarts, freesia, and huckleberry jam — the same lot used to win 1st and 4th place at Colombia's national barista championship.

anaerobic

cherry bubblegum, pink champagne, freesia, huckleberry jam

Yulieth Mora Pink BourbonColombia
Pink Bourbon

aprium, raspberry jam, marzipan

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Coffee Profile

Flavor Notes

Cherry bubblegumPink champagneFreesiaHuckleberry jamLemon lime popsicleS'moresMagnoliaStrawberry guavaWatermelonHibiscusGuavaStrawberry kiwiBlackberry buttercreamLemon drop martiniBlueberry lemonadeGingersnapsCandied raspberryDark chocolateApricotJasmineCranberry tartSarsaparillaClementineButterscotchRoseCane sugarJammy pink fruitsBlack cherryWildflower honeyCandy-like sweetnessMelonCaramel cinnamon rollApriumRaspberry jamMarzipanCranberryPear lime seltzerSweet cherry tomatoTropical fruitBlackberryPanelaBanana chipsLemon lime sodaApple blossomVioletMilk chocolateMacadamiaLilacCandied almondTootsie rollAlmond butterCherry pie

Processing Methods

AnaerobicHoney

Services

Subscription AvailableWholesaleEducation / Classes

Citations & Press

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